One Of The Pirate Bay Guys Has Created A Messaging App The Government Can't Spy On

One of the co-founders of the Pirate Bay — the file sharing website where users can download boatloads of illegal content — is creating an encrypted messaging app called Heml.is.

Heml.is, which means "secret" in Swedish, will keep prying government eyes away by using end-to-end encryption, a system so secure that even its founders say they can't see your messages, even if they tried. "No one can spy on you, not even us."

The project is aiming to raise $100,000 through its crowdfunding website, which accepts either PayPal or the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

As of now, Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde and his team have raised over $43,000 via crowdsourcing.

Mockups of the Heml.is app on the official website show a clean, colorful messaging app that will fit right in with Apple's new mobile operating system, iOS 7. Heml.is will also be made available to Android users, with the possibility of other platforms to come.

The basic messaging in Heml.is will be free, but to unlock additional features, such as the ability to send encrypted photos, users will have to pay a little extra.